The Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Tribunal has commenced a clampdown on very wealthy civil servants.

Already, the agency has seized 24 property and several cars from three civil servants with one of them having 18 property.

A document obtained from the Office of the Chairman of the ICPC, Mr. Ekpo Nta, with the title ‘Notice of Seizure of Movable and Immovable Properties Pursuant to Section 45 (4) a – (b) of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Ac 2000, revealed that the commission seized the property from three officials of the Ministry of Niger Delta.

It stated that the property was seized because they were “excessive of the emoluments of the affected officers.”

Although the document, dated August 11, 2015, is silent on the status of the officials, it was gathered that the three officials are all principal account officers of the ministry, which has been one of the focuses of investigations by the ICPC in recent times.

The Niger Delta ministry officers listed in the document are Poloma Kabiru Nuhu, Mangset Longyl Dickson and Daniel Obah.

The ICPC boss said the decision to seize the property would be served on the appropriate Land Registries and Departments in all the states where the property are situated.

He stated, “The commission is investigating a matter involving some staff (members) of the Niger Delta Ministry, with certain movable and immovable property owned by the said staff.

“The commission is of the opinion based on the aforementioned investigation that these movable and immovable property owned by these people who are staff of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs are excessive, having regards to their present emoluments and all other relevant circumstances. The commission hereby notifies the entire public that all movable and immovable properties owned by these staff (members) and listed hereunder are seized.”

According to the ICPC boss, one of the officers, Nuhu, has 10 hectares of land, covered by Right of Occupancy at Kuje valued at N50m.

It was stated that the same officer has an uncompleted duplex at Diamond Estate, Apo, Abuja, that is worth N90m.

Nta also said Nuhu has 16 plots of land which are all covered by Certificate of Occupancy in different parts of Gwagwalada, Abuja.

Another civil servant on the ICPC list, Dickson, is said to have a plot of land at Kubwa District, Cadastral Zone, Abuja. The property is valued at N7m.

The third official, Obah, is said to own different plots of land in Abuja and Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Nta said Obah has a four-bedroom duplex at Karsana South District, Abuja, valued at N60m.

He is also said to have a plot of land at Ozuoba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Other plots of land said to belong to Obah are located in Umuodili Odubo Community in Rivers that is worth N16.5m; Olipobo Rumuekini Layout, Obio Akpor Local Government Area valued at N18m and another plot at Livingstone Estate Umuogodo, Igbo Etche in Obio Akpor Local Government of the Rivers State.

The PUNCH had exclusively reported on July 30 that the Federal Government’s anti-corruption operatives had been sent after ‘super rich’ public officers who had multiple property and other assets suspected to have been the rewards of graft.

According to the report, the searchlight of the anti-corruption agents was on civil servants that possess questionable property in the Federal Capital Territory.

It was also reported that operatives in the Assets Tracing, Recovery and Management Unit of the ICPC had been asked to haul in suspects for interrogation and recovery of ill-gotten assets in their possession.

The ICPC was reported to have strengthened the ATRMU by posting more personnel to the unit to ensure the success of its campaign.

On Wednesday, the Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr. Samuel Ukura, had recommended the recovery of about N183bn being funds meant for the development of Niger Delta but which was allegedly diverted for other purposes.

Ukura, who stated this in three special audit reports to the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr. Salisu Maikasuwa, explained that the amount was discovered in the periodic checks carried out by his office on the activities and programmes of the Niger Delta Development Commission between 2008 and 2012.

According to him, N70.4bn was paid as mobilisation to various contractors who never reported to site, while N90.4bn was the extra-budgetary expenditure for heads and sub-heads without approval by the legal authorities.

He also said N10bn was tax deductions without evidence of remittance to the Federal Inland Revenue Service; N5.8bn was payment to contractors for projects not executed, stalled or abandoned, while N1.2bn was undeducted taxes from contractors.

Ukura added that N3.1bn was transfer made to unauthorised accounts; N1.7bn was staff outstanding staff advances which were never accounted for and N785m out of N1.1bn meant for the supply of furniture to various schools in Delta State was diverted.


He explained that the funds for the furniture supply was certified paid whereas inspection carried out by the Auditor-General’s office revealed that no single chair was distributed during the period under review.

http://www.punchng.com/news/anti-corruption-war-begins-%e2%80%a2-icpc-seizes-24-property-from-three-civil-servants/

Now this is getting interresting

Na wa. Now I remember Orubebe theatrics. He must have seen what Jega couldn't see.


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Auction time blessing time where is the venue

Good, nobody should said this is vindictive

I know icpc is doing a good job but to me they are busy with pawns/small fish when.they start with former governors/ex presidents then you let me know for now they are just busy playing with crayfish while sharks are roaming freely

Good! When you're through with NDDC, beam your searchlights on NNPC officials , Customs officers, FAAN workers, and FIRS officials. All these people money too much for civil servants.... Abeg no forget NPA officials. Don't just take back the houses. They should return every penny they've stolen(with interest). It's time these goats see yam but be afraid of eating from it

Nice move from ICPC, but I am still wondering why they are not merged with EFCC since they are performing almost the same functions.

More so, I will like to see bigger fishes inside their net but they shouldn't spare these small small Tilapias too.

God bless Nigeria.

its a positive step in the right direction. i hope there will be continuity , this fight.will take about 20yrs to yield meaningful fruit. fed govt agencies are quite much. plz no wasting much time on an agency. this DG's and directors are taking staffs and projection of the agencis for.granted. pursue them fast fast even the PS of ministries.

natas22:
I know icpc is doing a good job but to me they are busy with pawns/small fish when.they start with former governors/ex presidents then you let me know for now they are just busy playing with crayfish while sharks are roaming freely

The net to catch crayfish is different to the net to catch a shark now. In fact the tugboat , the personnel and technology you use are different. The sharks will fight back ruthlessly hence you must be strong and ready to catch it, while preparing for the sharks you can be warming up with the crayfish nau. No be so?

ibedun:


The net to catch crayfish is different to the net to catch a shark now. In fact the tugboat , the personnel and technology you use are different. The sharks will fight back ruthlessly hence you must be strong and ready to catch it, while preparing for the sharks you can be warming up with the crayfish nau. No be so?

Na so my brother

There's nothing unconstitutional in recovering money and properties people acquired but can't account for. These people deprived millions of Nigerians the dividend of democracy and I wonder why any sensible person(s) could even pity them or condemn any process put in place to recover the stolen money and, bring these unfortunate thievies and their accomplices to justice.

We tend to have sympathy for corrupt officials whenever they are caught either due to tribal leanings, religious affiliations, our own tendency to act in their manner when we get to such position or utter stupidity but no one remember the millions of Nigerians that continue to be regarded as poor because they live on less than $2 per day, millions who have lost their lives in the hands of Boko Haram including soldiers due to the diversion of money meant for purchase of arms, ammunitions and other things needed to fight the war, no one remember the reason why education in Nigeria is crap; why the hospitals are like an awaiting mortuary because the ministers kept diverting funds meant for development; why there are millions of youths without jobs yet we feel and tend to abuse or criticize the way someone leading the country on how to go about setting things right.

What part of the constitution says a civil servant should steal money and own 18 properties ? What part of the constitution says a minister who declared less than 10 million naira after his appointment should worth over 1 billion dollars on completion of his tenure ? If the ministers didn't follow due process that come with the discharge of their responsibilities ; why should they need any due process when they are asked to account for their stewardship ?

It's time we left the path of pitiness of known corrupt officials and do whatever it takes to bring them to justice so that it will serve as deterrent to would-be ministers and also an indication that it's no longer business as usual in Nigeria.

On this premise, I say no to Abdul salam, Bishop Kukah and whosoever have sympathy for corrupt politicians.

Good one , we want more of this pls


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natas22:
I know icpc is doing a good job but to me they are busy with pawns/small fish when.they start with former governors/ex presidents then you let me know for now they are just busy playing with crayfish while sharks are roaming freely

U don't know our legal system. ICPC are operating within their mandate. It is EFCC dat will go for big looting while ICPC mandate is to recover small loot.

natas22:
I know icpc is doing a good job but to me they are busy with pawns/small fish when.they start with former governors/ex presidents then you let me know for now they are just busy playing with crayfish while sharks are roaming freely

It is a way to drive in the message that corruption is not tolerated at every level of governance. People should start thinking of living on their salaries and benefits not on stolen funds.

I hope this is sustained.

Those asking for results, here is one for you guys. The results have started trickling in.

Lalasticlala Ishilove Obinoscopy Mukina, please move this good news to the HQ.

PassingShot:
I hope this is sustained.

Those asking for results, here is one for you guys. The results have started trickling in.

Trust me, the haters will still come here and say rubbish as usual...

Imagine the gargantuan rot that pervades the system. Despite all these, some people still come here to create threads and post comments in their defense simply because they despise the president- like Kunta Kinte fighting viciously to defend his master. Smh.

Someone asked yesterday on a thread regarding the Dubai women traffickers how a slave could make an agreement with her captor- well, such slaves abound in Nigeria and one needn't look any further than nairaland for proof.

omenka:
Imagine the gargantuan rot that pervades the system. Despite all these, some people still come here to create threads and post comments in their defense simply because they despise the president- like Kunta Kinte fighting viciously to defend his master. Smh.

Someone asked yesterday on a thread regarding the Dubai women traffickers how a slave could make an agreement with her captor- well, such slaves abound in Nigeria and one needn't look any further than nairaland for proof.

They will never learn not until they develop high BP.

See our Niger delta money flying around. Na waoh

Thieves, thieves and thieves everywhere

And they will be shouting our oyel while it's their brothers that are sabotaging their development

Father Kuka, should also act as a spoken man of this civil servant,telling the federal government bygone should be bygone.am just shocked that father kuka i used to respect so much, starting from the days abacha had now turn to spokenman of corrupt people.

Where dem wailers at?!

This a nice step in the right direction... PMB administration is showing no signs of slowing down in the bid to clampdown on corrupt looters of our national treasury... We the masses, irrespective of ethnicity, geographical region, tribe and even gender are solidly standing behind this anti-corruption stance and vehemently refuse to sympathize with these kleptomaniac, fat-bellied so-called public servants...!

aminho:
And they will be shouting our oyel while it's their brothers that are sabotaging their development

Don't mind them. Instead of tackling their own, they'll be shouting into empty space.

Bawsse:
Where dem wailers at?!

omoelesa:
Father Kuka, should also act as a spoken man of this civil servant,telling the federal government bygone should be bygone.am just shocked that father kuka i used to respect so much, starting from the days abacha had now turn to spokenman of corrupt people.

That's the height of the so-called corruption and mischief among the so-called men of god...

They should also seize the over 90 houses owned by kaduna's midget el-rufai.

APC members are thieves - Rotimi amaechi